Oct. 7, 2013

Outgoing Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick gives a televised speech about his administration's accomplishments and his and his family's personal morale after pleading guilty today to two felony counts of obstructing justice by committing perjury at the Coleman A. Young Building in Detroit on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008. AMY LEANG/Detroit Free Press / Amy Leang/Detroit Free Press

■ A pint of beer should measure up under new bill in House: A bill introduced last week would amend the Liquor Control Act to make it an an offense to “advertise or sell any glass of beer as a pint in this state unless that glass contains at least 16 ounces of beer.” A pint has 16 ounces, but some pint-style beer glasses with thicker bottoms hold only 14 or 12 ounces. - ByPaul Egan, Detroit Free Press Lansing Bureau

■ Michigan may require all schools to have EpiPens: Moms whose kids have severe food allergies are spurring lawmakers to consider stocking every public school in Michigan with special injectors to treat life-threatening allergic reactions. - By The Associated Press

■ Michigan's federal wildlife facilities close as result of government shutdown: Eight national wildlife refuges, one wetland management district, one ecological services office, three national fish hatcheries and one fish and wildlife coordination office in the state have been closed to the public due to the lapse in appropriations, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The closures affect more than 118,000 acres of land. - By Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press Web Producer

■ Michigan apple farmers desperate for pickers: The Michigan Farm Bureau has sent "help wanted" postcards to agriculture labor contractors across the eastern U.S., mostly in Florida and Georgia. The net may be cast even wider, depending on the success of the appeal, horticulture and forest specialist Ken Nye said. - By The Associated Press